Propietary Name |
Mon Chevalier |
Name Meaning |
My Knight
Named after our son, Paul Morlet |
Varietal composition |
86% Cabernet Sauvignon,
8% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot
2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot |
Type of wine |
Vineyard designated |
Appellation |
Knights Valley |
Vineyard singularity |
Morlet Family Estate
Hillside
1100-1200 feet elevation
Rhyolitic, loam & volcanic ash |
Typical harvest date |
End of October |
Picking |
Manual, small lugs, refer truck |
Sorting |
Cluster by cluster, berry per berry |
Fermentation |
Through native yeast
Tank and Puncheons |
Upbringing |
16 months
French oak from artisan coopers |
Bottling |
Unfiltered |
Cellaring time |
Decades |
Serving |
Room temperature
Decanting recommended |